• Creek Defender course trains new cadre

    Airmen from the 786th Security Forces Squadron went through a grueling Creek Defender cadre training course here Oct. 19 to 26. The goal of the weeklong course was to equip security forces Airmen with the tools necessary to be cadre instructors in one of the Air Force's largest pre-deployment

  • Record numbers run for Red Ribbon Week

    Soldiers, civilians and family members of the 5th Quartermaster Company kept their promise during the U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern's Red Ribbon Relay held Oct. 25 at the track near the Vogelweh Commissary. "We met our goal - to participate and support this awesome event and dominate it," said

  • Medal of Honor recipient visits FTAC Airmen

    A reverent silence blanketed the First Term Airmen's Center, broken only by the still, soothing voice of an 85-year-old War World II veteran and Medal of Honor recipient. Hershel Woodrow Williams, a former Cpl. in the U.S. Marine Corps, visited Airmen at FTAC as well as several other locations on

  • Pumpkin Patrol keeps goblins, ghosts safe

    Four-year-old Jaylan Mayers was able to go trick-or-treating for the first time last year thanks to the Pumpkin Patrol. For at least 20 years, Pumpkin Patrols consisting of the German Zivil-Polizei (Civilian Police) Air Force's Security Police and the Military Police have patrolled all five housing

  • Ramstein Airman receives air transportation award

    A Ramstein technical sergeant was recently named the recipient of the Airlift/Tanker Association's Col. Gail Halvorsen Award for 2007 for sustained excellence in aerial port operations. Tech. Sgt. Kody Pruitt, 603rd Air Mobility Division assistant NCOIC of requirements division, will officially be

  • Warrior Preparation Center celebrates 25th anniversary

    While most children dream of playing video games for a living, for the last 25 years the Warrior Preparation Center has made this a reality for U.S. Air Forces in Europe warfighters who are training for combat. The WPC officially celebrated their anniversary Oct. 22 with a live, virtual and

  • Fall cleanup comes to the KMC

    With fall in the air and another German winter quickly approaching, it's time again to spruce up KMC facilities and communities. To assist in the effort, the 735th Civil Engineer Squadron has coordinated a Fall Cleanup project Nov. 20 and 21. With the help of the 735th CES, KMC personnel are

  • Warrior Prep Day: practice for the real thing

    Warrior Prep Day kicked off on Oct. 17, with over 550 people participating from the 86th Airlift Wing and the 435th Air Base Wing at Hangar 3 here on Ramstein Air Base.The training was implemented in two sessions; one in the morning and another in the afternoon. The sessions consisted of five

  • Congressional team evaluates USAFE living quarters

    As part of a DOD-wide probe to evaluate how military services are utilizing funding for maintenance and upkeep of facilities, a two-person House Appropriations Committee Studies and Investigations team spoke to Airmen and inspected dormitories Oct. 16 on Ramstein Air Base and Kapaun Air Station. Lt.

  • Ramstein recognizes breast cancer awareness month

    In three minutes, about the time it takes to brush your teeth, three women have been diagnosed with breast cancer. To raise awareness, the month of October - National Breast Cancer Awareness Month -- is dedicated to educate women and men about the risks of breast cancer. According to the American

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